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I have an M.Ed. in Elementary and Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida with honors. Certified currently in Washington state - Elementary and Middle School ELA Humanities, Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading K-12, Teacher Support Specialist, and Gifted and Talented. I taught 28 years in multiple subject areas and in many grade levels from Pre K- 8th grade. I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, and then Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. After 16 years in Middle School, I returned to first grade. I am currently subbing.
In addition to teaching, I've also lived in many different countries. I learned to speak Spanish at the age of 9 when my family lived in Spain. I have worked with children over the years in various capacities, from tutoring, substitute teaching, volunteering, and working with afterschool programs, summer school, and the YMCA.
My best experience, of course, has been being a mother and a grandmother to two wonderful children and two terrific grandchildren, and many fur babies as well. My husband and I currently have a 2-year-old female Yellow English Labrador who is quite a handful. :) Follow me on my social media links above to see her in action. :) They are also listed in the terms of use/credit pages at the end of each resource.
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Reading Fluency Tracker, Progress Monitoring Assessment Forms, Running Record
Reading fluency tracker and running record forms assess and track student strengths and weaknesses in reading fluency and comprehension. These help you document progress monitoring. You get a comprehensive reading assessment form, a reading fluency tracker and a reading running record form. On the first assessment form there is a place to record the date, text level, accuracy, self-corrections, and a way to mark strategies for decoding, fluency and comprehension. May be used with any level re
1st - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading
Also included in: Oral Reading Fluency Bundle
Classroom Management Warning Cards
Behavior Management Warning Cards. Classroom management tool. Slip quietly on a desk and don't stop teaching! Be prepared for the beginning of the year or anytime you need a behavior plan. Explain to your students when they come back to school at the beginning of the year that you will expect them to follow your classroom expectations. Give them examples of positive and negative behaviors Tell them that once you give a verbal warning, you expect the behavior to stop. If it does not, and you have
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Classroom Management Behavior Chart for Daily Parent Communication
Use this Behavior chart sheet for communicating daily with your parents. This behavior log or behavior report can be sent home each night with the children. Use for pre-K, Kindergarten, or early elementary grades, or even Special Ed classes. Just put a check mark in the column for the day of the week, on the row for the behavior indicated. You can add comments at the bottom if needed. Parents can initial nightly if you wish. Good way to start back to school classroom management or use as a tool
PreK - 2nd
Pop in to a Good Book Independent Reading Log - Digital and Print
Reading Log for Independent Reading. Pop Into a Good Book reading recording sheet: students can keep track of their in-class reading by recording title, author, genre, finished/abandoned, rating, and difficulty. When log is completed, they will select their favorite book. Movie and popcorn theme. I have also added a popcorn theme recording sheet for books they have read, popcorn rewards for meeting their goals, and teacher directions. Perhaps reward your individual students or the entire class
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Incentive Charts - Twenty Different Designs of Behavior Charts
Twenty different behavior incentive chart designs ready for back to school or summer reading! A variety pack of incentive charts, sticker books, or checklists for you to print or use digitally. These help record behavior, assignments, reading, goals, homework, chores, etc. Great for progress monitoring. Different themes include snowman, cowboys, rock, stars, hearts, pawprints, rainbows, sun, stripes, etc. Different style grids! Enjoy! Useful for parents and teachers alike. Great for homeschoo
K - 2nd
For All Subjects
Absent Student Note Cards - While You Were Out Make-Up Work Forms
Absent student notes for missed assignments. Organize for back to school by setting up procedures and routines at the beginning of the year. Help students who were absent from your class by giving them their missing work on one of these make-up work forms or note cards. You can have a student fill it out for them on the day they were out. Place for student name, date, classwork, homework, and work collected. Helps students complete their make-up work. 5 different styles. Each design is provided
4th - 7th
For All Subjects
Reading Log for Independent Reading with Genres - Weekly Reading Accountability
This weekly Reading Log with Genres helps students read from different genres and stay accountable during independent reading. Includes space to fill in Title, Author, Type / Genre, Starting Page, Ending Page, Total Pages Read, and Parent Signature line. (May be used for longer than one week since there is plenty of room for recording more reading.) Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Classroom or use a link in any L
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Free Back to School Dismissal Tags How We Get Home Transportation Labels
Free! How we get home dismissal tags. Perfect for Back to School or the beginning of the year. These cute little transportation tags or labels can be attached to student bookbags or backpacks, so at a glance you can tell how they plan on going home. Includes Car Rider, Walker, Bus #, Bike Rider, and Afterschool Program. Just print, cut out, write student name and teacher name on back, and laminate, or stick in one of those vinyl tag protectors or name badge holders (see photo). Punch a hole in t
K - 3rd
Red Ribbon Week 2024 For Your School
Red Ribbon Week Activities 2024 for Your School. Ideas for activities that your school can do to honor Red Ribbon Week, in October. Includes a 2-page list of ideas for school-wide activities for any year, a page of bookmarks, a page of badges, a page of pledge cards, and a writing page. Updated yearly. Red Ribbon Week 2024 theme LIFE IS A MOVIE, FILM DRUG FREE. Related Products⭐ Bulletin Board Letters Printable Red⭐ Red Ribbon Week 2024 Activities⭐ Red Ribbon Week 2024 Decoration or Bullet
5th - 8th
For All Subjects, Health
Interactive Notebook Grading Slips
Interactive notebook grading slips are quick and easy to save time. Give students these notebook grading checklists and make your life easier when it comes time to grade interactive notebooks. Students may partner grade or complete as a self-evaluation. Includes 5 styles of student grade slips, and there are 3 to a page to save on copies. You can also use these quick assessments included to grade them yourself and use your own grading criteria. There are 5 styles of teacher slips - 8 grading sli
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Girl and Boy Bathroom Passes Hands-Free
Hands-free! These bathroom passes were made because the ones I had were always getting wet and dirty, and I thought they were probably not very sanitary! I wanted a cute little tag bathroom pass for my girls and boys to use with a lanyard to take to the restroom, so they wouldn't set them down on the counter or even on the dirty floor! When COVID-19 came along, I realized they were so easy to clean with a disinfectant wipe. These stay much cleaner than paper passes, conserve paper and ink, and
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, For All Subjects
FREE Homework Pass Reward Tickets - Now You Can Sleep
FREE Homework Pass Reward Tickets. These tickets can be cut out and handed to students for rewards. The bearer is then entitled to turn in a ticket instead of a homework assignment, and the assignment would be excused and not have to be made up. On the ticket, it says Congratulations! You can now get more sleep! Includes ten sleeping themes: over books, time for bed, owl, emoji, cat, siesta (great for Cinco de Mayo), bear, puppy, tiger, and moon with stocking (great for Christmas). Ten tick
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Pre-K Center Signs Back to School Classroom Decor
Pre-K Classroom Signs. Get ready for the new school year and go back to school with these activity center signs for your PreK classroom decor. Great for High Scope preschool centers. Includes signs for Art Area, Block Area, Writing Area, Reading Area, Music and Movement Area, Sand and Water Play Area, Dramatic Play Area, Woodworking Area, House Area, Toy Area, Outdoor Area, Computer Area, Math and Science Area, Lost and Found, Circle Time, and Table Toys. Please see full preview. You may also l
PreK - K
For All Subjects
Halloween Bookmarks and Writing Paper | Grades 1 - 4 | Print & Go
Halloween Bookmarks will save the place for your frightfully good readers, and the Halloween writing paper is fun for your freaky writers! Great for a Halloween treat! The bookmarks have 4 different colors with cute sayings and make great treats for librarians and reading teachers to pass out to students! The writing paper has a Halloween train parading through the pages. Includes 7 pages of writing paper with primary lines. Please see preview. Related Products⭐ Halloween Vocabulary Quiz, Gam
1st - 4th
Creative Writing, Reading, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Daily Self Evaluation Sheet and Weekly Learning Checklist
Learning Checklist self-evaluation sheets for daily learning for the classroom, homeschool or summer school. Use in cooperative groups, centers, or as exit ticket for whole group instruction. Good learning tool for interactive notebooks. Students use the checklist to monitor their progress or keep a learning journal. Includes checklists for Monday - Saturday, and an overall weekly checklist. The daily writing pages provide deeper details of student learning and is a great assessment tool. Perfec
3rd - 6th
For All Subjects
Classroom Supply Labels with Pictures Chevron EDITABLE
Supply Labels - EDITABLE 67 supply labels, 2 sizes, and blank labels with editable textboxes so you can also just type in what you need. Multicolored chevron theme. Organize everything in your classroom by using these labels with pictures that will help your students find the supplies they need. Helps non-readers, struggling readers, and ELLS, too. Includes ready made labels for: Awards, Band-Aids, Batteries, Beads, Bears, Binder Clips, Binder Rings, Bingo Daubers, Brass Fasteners, Calculators,
K - 3rd
For All Subjects
Classroom Supply Labels with Pictures - Chevron and Owls EDITABLE Back to School
Back to School Classroom Supply Labels with pictures - Owls and Chevron theme is perfect for the beginning of the year. EDITABLE blank labels you can type on (the images are not editable). Organize everything in your classroom by using these labels with pictures that will help your students find the supplies they need. Helps non-readers, struggling readers, and ELLS, too. Includes 67 classroom supply labels, in 2 sizes, and blank labels with editable textboxes so you can also just type in what
K - 3rd
For All Subjects
Also included in: Labels and Teacher Binder Covers - EDITABLE Chevron and Owl Theme BUNDLE
Reading in Class Book Assignment Sheet
Reading Book Assignment Sheet for Reading in Class. Useful for when reading a novel in class, or if you are assigning different sets of books for literature circles. Keep track of books assigned to students, so you can monitor condition of books assigned. Columns for book number, date book assigned, book assigned to student name, date book returned, reason book missing, other comments, damage, etc. A classroom tool that can also be used for keeping track of textbooks in all subject areas. Works
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading
Back to School Owls Theme Bookmarks - Owl Save Your Place
Owl Bookmarks for back to school or anytime you want a cute inexpensive gift for your students or team! Owl Save Your Place! These cute owls will save the place for your wise little readers. You can use them in reading groups and give each group a different color. These work great for an owl themed classroom. 2 different styles in 4 different colors and 1 page in black and white that they can color themselves! Total of 10 pages. These also make great gifts for a birthday, Christmas, or other
3rd - 6th
Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Classroom Performance Evaluation Sheets for Reading and Writing
Evaluation Sheets for Reading and Writing. Oral reading rubric, writing rubric, and reading assignment tracker. Evaluate student's oral reading and writing with a simple rubric and monitor completion of reading assignments with a simple classroom performance assessment. Especially useful for novel study. Students and teachers can keep track of reading assignments, evaluate oral reading and writing about the selection. A tool that is quick and easy for teachers, and useful for students to use for
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing
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Experience
I have an M.Ed. in Elementary and Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida with honors. Certified currently in Washington state - Elementary and Middle School ELA Humanities, Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading K-12, Teacher Support Specialist, and Gifted and Talented. I taught 28 years in multiple subject areas and in many grade levels from Pre K- 8th grade. I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, and then Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. After 16 years in Middle School, I returned to first grade. I am currently subbing.
In addition to teaching, I've also lived in many different countries. I learned to speak Spanish at the age of 9 when my family lived in Spain. I have worked with children over the years in various capacities, from tutoring, substitute teaching, volunteering, and working with afterschool programs, summer school, and the YMCA.
My best experience, of course, has been being a mother and a grandmother to two wonderful children and two terrific grandchildren, and many fur babies as well. My husband and I currently have a 2-year-old female Yellow English Labrador who is quite a handful. :) Follow me on my social media links above to see her in action. :) They are also listed in the terms of use/credit pages at the end of each resource.
Teaching style
I try to make everyday an unforgettable day! I make every effort to appeal to a variety of learning styles, so that students can stay focused and engaged in learning. Children should walk away from my classroom with a love for reading and a hunger for learning something new everyday.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, Teacher of the Year 1999-2000, Teacher Support Specialist, 2010 VFW Teacher of the Year for the State of Georgia
My own education history
M.Ed., Graduated with honors from the University of Florida. 28 total years of teaching experience, from Pre-K through 8th grade.
Additional biographical information
Although I have had many students, I have two children of my own, along with two grandchildren. My daughter is a world-renowned chef, and opened her own restaurant on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. She has a son, whom I taught his first-grade year at home in the pandemic. Now he is in middle school and I have the privilege of watching him 4 days a week when the restaurant is open.
My son is a CNC programmer/engineer who lives in Seattle. He also has a son, who is in high school. They grow up so fast. My husband and I relocated from Georgia to Washington state to be close to our family.
My husband and I love the outdoors. We had two dogs: a lab mix (Angel) and a border collie/dachshund mix (Sandy). We called them the Golden Girls. Sadly, we lost Angel (almost 15) in August 2022, and Sandy (almost 15) in August 2023. Now we have a beautiful yellow lab named Lady. You can follow our journey on IG. We plan on retiring someday and do some traveling.
If you find a typo or something I need to fix in a resource, please contact me via Q and A, and give me a chance to make it right. I will try to fix mistakes within 48 hours, and usually much sooner.
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